A Northampton County jury cleared an Easton resident of stalking his neighbors Tuesday, but convicted him of resisting arrest when police came to his door last July.

The jury deliberated for nearly three hours before deciding George M. Bloomer, 33, was not guilty of stalking his neighbors, though he frequently recorded them, their home and their cars while walking his dog around his family's home in the 800 block of West Wilkes-Barre Street, according to testimony.

Bloomer, who testified that he is an out-of-work artist who lives with his parents, said he had a bad history with the Hitzel family, who live around the corner in the 400 block of Iron Street.

They previously lied about fights he got into with them, Bloomer said, so he carried a video camera with him whenever he stepped outside to prove he wasn't doing anything, he said.

"The camera is an impartial witness," he said several times.

Patricia Hitzel testified she would frequently see Bloomer taping her, her home and the family's cars. At one point she took pictures of him taking pictures of her, and she eventually reported it to police, she said. She said the continued surveillance made her fed up, angry and overwhelmed.

Testimony and a video made by Bloomer's mother, which was shown in court, show what happened next.

When police came to arrest him July 28, Bloomer slammed the heavy steel door of his home in their faces because they did not have a copy of his arrest warrant with them.

When police attempted to kick down the door, Bloomer's mother let them in. She angrily told them her son was upstairs, and they found him locked inside a bedroom. Police kicked down the door with their weapons drawn before completing the arrest. As police led him away, Bloomer yelled at his mother to post the video on YouTube.

Bloomer said he did not know police don't need to have an arrest warrant on hand during an arrest. In the video, police told Bloomer it was not needed to complete the arrest, but he didn't believe them. Bloomer testified today he watches a lot of crime drama, and characters on television almost always have arrest warrants when they nab the crook after an investigation.

Assistant District Attorney John Obrecht seemed stunned by Bloomer's testimony.

"You're relying on something you think you heard on a TV show as opposed to an Easton police officer?" Obrecht asked.

The jury deadlocked on a charge of disorderly conduct. Bloomer's sentencing is scheduled for a later date. He faces a maximum of two years in prison for the resisting arrest charge.